The North Star (Rochester)/1847/12/03/The Rochester Anti-Slavery Fair

THE ROCHESTER
ANTI-SLAVERY FAIR.

The Anti-Slavery women of Western New York, purpose holding a Fair in the city of Rochester, on the 17th and 18th of December next, to aid the great work of emancipation. The active friends of the cause are few; we therefore appeal to all who feel for suffering humanity, and self-preservation from the encroachments of the slave power, to cooperate with us in the undertaking. We ask aid of all those mothers, who can feel for the mothers of our own land that are daily and hourly experiencing the torture of having their children torn from the sight of their eyes, and the embrace of their love, by the unhallowed grasp of Slavery; and we solicit all who feel that the relation of husband and wife, parent and child, brother and sister, friend and neighbour, are desirable, to aid us in our efforts to give to the three millions whose ties are thus torn and severed, all the blessings that we crave for ourselves.

To forward this object, we intend offering to the public such articles as are both useful and ornamental, the proceeds of which shall be expended in sustaining lecturers and circulating publications to awaken and inform the public, respecting this system of unparalleled wickedness, and if possible to inspire it with true love of freedom. Donations of every description and variety, of small as well as large value, will be thankfully received. Liberal hearts and willing hands will devise many ways to subserve the cause. We earnestly solicit mechanics, merchants, and farmers, to lay something upon this table of humanity. Supplies of eggs, butter, cheese, cream, turkeys, hams, dried beef, pickles, and fruit, of every description, will be acceptable offerings for the refreshment table. We invite and strongly hope that the ladies of our neighbouring towns, will unite their efforts in furnishing tables, and take charge of them with us at the Fair.

The Annual Meeting of the Society will be held immediately after the Fair, which will greatly add to the interest of the occasion.

Sarah D. Fish, Rhoda De Garmo, Mary B. Fish, Mary Ann McClintock, Abigail Bush, Sarah L. Hallowell, Charlotte Wilber, Phebe Hathaway, Margaret Clark, Margaret Larson, Mrs. Platt,	Mary H. Hallowell, Mary Baldwin, Catherine G. Braithwait, Sarah E. Thayer, Lemira M. Kedzie, Amy Post, Susan R. Doty, Catharine Stebbins, Phebe Tredwell, Elvira Marsh, Sarah Jacobs,
Sarah A. Burtis.